Sean Connery, actor, dies
Scottish actor Sean Connery, forever associated with originating the character of super-spy James Bond on film (in 1962’s Dr. No), dies at the age of 90. He played the role of Bond in six films from 1962 through 1971, relinquishing the role to Roger Moore so he could try to expand his career beyond the Bond character and franchise, though he returned to the role for a one-off 1983 film, Never Say Never Again, which was produced outside of the “official” Bond continuity and dared to acknowledge the character’s (and actor’s) advancing age. In the meantime, he had amassed a number of appearances in movies both well-regarded and otherwise, including the bizarre post-apocalyptic sci-fi film Zardoz (1974) and the sci-fi crime drama Outland (1981). In 1986, his appearance in Highlander saw the beginning of a number of films in which he played the mentor of a given movie’s nominal star, including The Untouchables (1987) and Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade (1989). His experiences in filming his final live-action film appearance, 2003’s League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, convinced him to retire from acting; family members said that he suffered from dementia in his final years.
The Flash: Elongated Journey Into Night
The CW airs the 73rd episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin.
Danny Trejo guest stars.
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Legends Of Tomorrow: Phone Home
The CW airs the 37th episode of Legends Of Tomorrow, starring Caity Lotz, Brandon Routh, Franz Drameh, and Victor Garber.
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SpaceShip Two destroyed, pilot killed in crash
Virgin Galactica’s suborbital tourist spacecraft SpaceShip Two is launched on its first rocket-powered test since January 2014, this time using a modified rocket engine and a fuel mixture different from its previous test flights. Within seconds of its release and the firing of its engine, things go disastrously wrong: an explosion rips through the vehicle, which tumbles into the Mojave Desert from an altitude of 50,000 feet. One of SpaceShip Two’s pilots, Michael Alsbury, is killed on impact; the other pilot ejects from the vehicle and parachutes to the ground, though he is still severely injured. Virgin Galactic and the National Transportation Safety Board begin an investigation into the accident; though this first flightworthy SpaceShip Two model, the VSS Enterprise, is destroyed, another is under construction.
Arrow: An Innocent Man
The fourth episode of Arrow, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ Green Arrow superhero starring Stephen Amell, airs on the CW. Susanna Thompson (Star Trek: Voyager) guest stars.
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Walking Dead: Days Gone Bye
Cable channel AMC premieres the first episode of The Walking Dead, a series based on the popular zombie comic of the same name. The series quickly gains acclaim for its nail-biting tension and its gory makeup effects. 
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K-9: Regeneration
UK cable channel Disney XD airs a one-off “sneak preview” of the first episode of K-9. Filmed in Australia, this series is aimed at younger viewers, and is the brainchild of original K-9 co-creator Bob Baker, who has been trying to launch a K-9 series since the 1990s. Other than the character of K-9, the show has no other ties to the Doctor Who universe, since the BBC is not involved.
Star Trek: Enterprise: Andorian Incident
The sixth episode of the Star Trek prequel spinoff Enterprise premieres on UPN. Jeffrey Combs (Star Trek: DS9) makes his first appearance as Shran.
Special Unit 2: The Eve
UPN broadcasts the 11th episode of the supernatural crime comedy series Special Unit 2, starring Michael Landes (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman) and Alexondra Lee (Party Of Five). John de Lancie (Star Trek: The Next Generation), Jonathan Togo (CSI: Miami), Pauley Perrette (NCIS), and Stefan Arngrim (Land Of The Giants) guest star in a Halloween-themed episode.
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Dark Angel: C.R.E.A.M.
The fourth episode of James Cameron & Charles H. Eglee’s cyberpunk series Dark Angel, starring Jessica Alba and Michael Weatherly, airs on Fox. John Savage guest stars.
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Soyuz TM-31 / ISS Expedition 1
The crew of Soyuz TM-31 spends Halloween in orbit, lifting off from Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome on the first long-duration stay aboard the International Space Station. Cosmonauts Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev and American astronaut William Shepherd are the first crew to take up residence on the ISS, staying aboard for 136 days. During that stay, they will be visited by the crews of three space shuttles (Endeavour, Atlantis and Discovery), all bringing new hardware modules to the station. This crew returns to Earth aboard Discovery, leaving the Soyuz TM-31 spacecraft as a return vehicle for the next ISS crew.
Highlander: The Raven: Birthright
The sixth episode of Highlander: The Raven, starring Amanda Gracen and Paul Johannson, airs in syndication; the series is a spinoff from Highlander: The Series.
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Pay cable channel Showtime premieres the Space Precinct: The Snake
The week-long American syndication window opens for the fifth episode of Gerry Anderson’s sci-fi police series Space Precinct. David Baxt guest stars.
Star Trek: DS9: The Abandoned
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 51st episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Forever Knight: Undue Process
The 30th episode of the supernatural crime series Forever Knight airs in syndication, starring Geraint Wyn-Davies, Catherine Disher, Nigel Bennett, and John Kapelos. Allan Royal (Night Heat) guest stars.
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Lois & Clark: Smart Kids
The seventh episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman airs on ABC, starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher. Tracy Scoggins (Babylon 5), John Shea (Mutant X), and Michael Cavanaugh (V) guest star.
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Highlander: Free Fall
The week-long national syndication window opens for the fifth episode of the fantasy series Highlander, starring Adrian Paul (War Of The Worlds), Alexandra Vandernoort, and Stan Kirsch, and based on the mythology created in the 1986 movie of the same name.
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Starman: Secrets
ABC premieres the sixth episode of Starman, a series based upon and continuing the story of John Carpenter’s 1984 movie of the same name. Robert Hays, C.B. Barnes, and Michael Kavanaugh star.
2010: The Year We Make Contact soundtrack
A&M Records releases David Shire’s soundtrack from the movie 2010: The Year We Make Contact. Available only briefly – the label doesn’t keep the title in print after the movie proves not to be a blockbuster – the soundtrack has yet to be reissued in any form and is an exceedingly rare collectors’ item. The album includes a version of the theme tune by Andy Summers of The Police.
Voyagers!: Agents Of Satan
NBC airs the fourth episode of James D. Parriott’s time travel series Voyagers!, starring Jon-Erik Hexum and Meeno Peluce. Michael Durrell (V) guest stars as Harry Houdini. A young Shannen Doherty (Charmed, Beverly Hills 90210) makes one of her earliest TV appearances.
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Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends: The Prison Plot
NBC airs the eighth episode of the Marvel animated series Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends, starring the voices of Dan Gilvezan (Transformers), Kathy Garver (Family Affair), and Frank Welker (Scooby-Doo, Transformers, The Smurfs).
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Quatermass: Lovely Lightning
The second episode of Nigel Kneale’s revived science fiction series Quatermass airs on London Weekend Television, starring John Mills and Simon MacCorkindale (Manimal). Toyah Willcox guest stars.
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Han Solo’s Revenge
Ballantine Books publishes the second book in a trilogy of original novels based on the Star Wars characters Han Solo and Chewbacca, Han Solo’s Revenge by Brian Daley. All three books chronicle the misadventures of everyone’s favorite Corellian smuggler and his Wookiee sidekick – and avoids clashing with the upcoming sequel The Empire Strikes Back by setting these events before Star Wars itself.
Logan’s Run: Half Life
CBS airs the sixth episode of the TV adaptation of Logan’s Run. Kim Cattrall guest stars.
Six Million Dollar Man: Kill Oscar Part 2
The 63rd episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson. Lindsay Wagner and John Houseman guest star in the continuation of a story that was started in the previous week’s episode of The Bionic Woman, and will be concluded in the next episode of The Bionic Woman.
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The Invaders: Summit Meeting, Part I
The 26th episode of Larry Cohen’s science fiction series The Invaders, starring Roy Thinnes and produced by Quinn Martin’s QM Productions, is broadcast on ABC. William Windom (My World And Welcome To It) and Michael Rennie (The Day The Earth Stood Still) guest star.
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Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea: The Left-Handed Man
The 38th episode of Irwin Allen’s adventure series Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea airs on ABC, starring Richard Basehart and David Hedison. Cyril Delevanti guest stars.
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The Outer Limits: The Invisible Enemy
ABC airs the 39th episode of Leslie Stevens’ anthology series The Outer Limits. Adam West (Batman) stars in an episode written by Jerry Sohl.
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Doctor Who: Planet Of Giants
The 43rd episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC, kicking off the series’ second season. This is part one of the story now collectively known as Planet Of Giants.
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